Thanks everyone! What's a satrap? I'd got the trap bit (part backwards) but couldn't get the two prior letters. Have never heard of a neatherd either! Strill can't get 22a 20d Agreement to omit...
Am stuck! 22a Sort of lying that hurts is concealed in jargon 8 16d Old farm worker's boorish type, two articles admitted 8 N _ A _ _ _ R _ ( I've got annunciated as 18a but can't quite work this out...
27a Behind me a lush fumbled with the wine bootle 10 Is this METHUSELAH OR METHUSALEH It seems that this is a biblical character but can't decide which is correct spelling or how the clue works. Also...
Three left 10a Whole number,say, in between second groove: other things are beastly (7,6) The 7 answer is integer, which is the whole number so all or part of the rest of the clue must refer to the 6...
Right hand grid Like fool returning to boast among the heartless (6,7) second word is _ M _ R _ _ _ Also 8d Identical fairy boy or girl in the southeast Leicestershire ditty I've rendered in a marked...
1a on right hand grid The whole clue is (Flattery in a measure during urgent appeal to senior citizen being offended) like fool returning to boast among the heartless. The bit in brackets is one...
Is the answer to part of 26a DOG CON? The clue is Pursue and deceive the king of the earth in the matter of the brother digesting the hundredth book that measures bends under water. This is the 3,3...
Last two - just can't see these.
16d Death, say, from same extraordinary piercing bugle 8 H _ R _ E _ A _
22d Old spaceman finding a way to enter cipher, taking off? 6 A _ D _ I _...
Also 19d 13 (Wellington) has books on soup 7 GUMBOOT fits which is ok for wellington but why soup and books?
24a Cross Ulster from the east to be sheltered 6 Looks like INDOOR but cant work out why...
Am really struggling today. 24a Optical illusions with anagram - pathos I gathered 14 starts _ H _ N I think and another one which might get me going is 9d In confusion, forgets daughter and young...
Just one in each!
10a A scared demon? A _ R _ T
and 15d Exclamation made by pop star dropping round 2 6 _ Y, _ E _ R _ E
Thanks, these are driving me nuts!...
9a Sport shown up as a picture without money 7 I have _ _ N _ I _
This relies on 1d being ten per cent proof which fits with the strong for beer but can't quite work it out as an anagram....
9a Getting the better of times after flying officer's interrupted trip 9 O _ _ _ O _ I _ G and 29a Second rate, in the manner of French space dog's instrument 9 B _ L _ L _ _ _ A and is 16d ive back...
Can any one tell me what 6d,11a Pedro 6's dream time 9,5 is
I am having a lot of troule trawling through this as so many clues are cross referenced.Is this something to do with golf?...